Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Last month I decided to spend one of my days off watching movies. Joao was at work, so I could rent all the wacky films I love so much without him giving me the “I-married-an-alien” look. :)

After staring at the store shelves for quite a while I came to the conclusion that none of those new movies appealed to me. I ended up renting older movies and what a great thing that was – Ryan Gosling saved my afternoon.

That trip to the video store inspired my following baking session – after going through recently saved/bookmarked recipes, I chose one I’d printed over a year prior to that day: Nemmie’s great cookies.

Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF; line two large baking sheets with baking paper.Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla extract. Blend until incorporated.

Add the sifted dry ingredients, the chocolate chunks, and cherries and mix in slow speed just until incorporated. Make balls with 1 ½ tablespoons of dough and place on prepared sheets, 5cm (2in) apart. Slightly flatten the balls and bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden in the bottoms. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Ha I don't have any dvd ! my boyfriend soesn t like romantic commedies so i just don t rent them or watch them when i m alone. These cookies would be a nice treat to eat while watching one of theose movies :)

Ha I don't have any dvd ! my boyfriend soesn t like romantic commedies so i just don t rent them or watch them when i m alone. These cookies would be a nice treat to eat while watching one of theose movies :)

Yeah, Patricia, married couples have some overlap in their film tastes, but also vast areas we only explore when the other is away. The cookies sound wonderful! Tart dried cherries are so versatile to work with, aren't they? I've used them to liven up a pork tenderloin, and Marion makes a delicious frangipane pear and cherry cake with them.

Mamma mia...there you go again with more yummy cookies Pat. I really have catching up to do. I do however have a precious bag of tart cherries that a friend got from the UK, & these seem to be the answer! Hugs